The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-08
CONVICT AND RUM HOLE.
TWO SUBJECTS THE SOLONS DIS
CUSSED YESTERDAY.


The Punishment Question Tabled Tenn
porarily by the Senate-The House
Defeats the Bill to Restrict the Sale of
Liquor if the nti-Prohibitionists
Garry Atlanta.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct I'm the Senate to-
day the following bills passed:
To define the liability of telegraph COM
panies for delay in transmitting messages
and prescribing liability for the same in
certain cases.
To incorporate the town of Ocean City on
Tybee Island, in Chatham county
To change the manner of electing trustees
of Effingham Academy.
To incorporate the Title Guarantee and
Loan Company of Savannah.
A bill to appropriate the proceeds of the
hire of misdemeanor convicts in the counties
comprising the Northern judicial circuit to
the payment of costs.
Providing a registration law for Clay
county.
A bill providing for the better organiza-
ton and equipment of the volunteer COM
panies of this State.
For the relief of j. F. Farmer, Tax Col
leotor of Jefferson county.
A bill amending the charter of Harmony
Grove
Appropriating s125 for the pay of the
clerks employed by the joint committee
appointed to investigate the affairs of the
Western and Atlantic railroad.
To amend the charter of the town of
Waycross was read for the third time.
To incorporate the town of Tarver in the
county of Echols.
To incorporate the Atlanta Mortgage
Guarantee Company. Passed as amended.
To incorporate the town of Bolton in the
counties of Hall and Banks.
TO extend the corporate limits of the
town of Sparta, in Hancock county.
For the relief of the National Life Ma
hrity Association of Washington, ID. C..
To authorize the Mayor and City Council
of Dalton to operate and manage water
works.
Furnishing CoNvICTS.
The bill providing for the punishment of
convicts in this State being the special or
der for the day was then taken up. Mr.
James opened the discussion, and spoke at
length in favor of the bill He said he had
no maudlin sentiment for these convicts,
but he thought that they should be at least
treated with some degree of humanity. He
said that the men who were placed as guards
over the convicts were rufflans and men
noted for their violence and inhumanity
He thought that the police surveillance
of the convicts should be in
the hands of the State and with
the lessees He had no particular charge
to make against the lessees, but he wanted
to throw some restrictions around the lease
act, which was the purpose of this bill. He
wanted to see humane men put over the
convicts; men who would not infiict a
greater punishment than was prescribed by
law. He read from several decisions to
show that this bill would not be inconsist-
ent with the terms of the lease act. Mr.
DeJarnette moved that the bill be tabled,
and that 100 copies be printed for the use of
the Senate, which was agreed to.
Mr. jackson, of the Thirty dis
trict, offered a resolution to the effect that,
as the managers of the Piedmont EXPOSE
ton had extended to the Senate an invita-
sion to be at the opening of the exposition
on Monday
Be ii resolved on the Senate, That the Senate
adjourn on Monday at IL O'Clock for that pur-
pose.
The resolution was agreed to.